North Scottsdale · Maricopa County · Arizona
ZIP 85262
Yong has closed 16 sales totalling $22.37M across The Boulders, Carefree / Cave Creek, North Scottsdale, Troon North and elsewhere across the Valley.
Updated
86
For Sale
$2,650,000
Median Sale
$708
Avg $/Sqft
136
Median DOM
Desert Mountain is a guard-gated community in North Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, within ZIP code 85262. Homes here typically range $450K (homesites) – $12M+.
Desert Mountain is a guard-gated community in North Scottsdale, within ZIP code 85262.
It sits within North Scottsdale, alongside Candlewood Estates at Troon North, Estancia, Legend Trail and Mirabel, among others.
Homes here have historically traded in the $450K (homesites) – $12M+ range.
Its boundary is assembled from 111 recorded subdivision plats, carrying 10 Maricopa County Recorder references.
86 homes are listed for sale in Desert Mountain.
Homes that sold in Desert Mountain over the trailing 12 months closed at a median price of $2,650,000 and a typical 136 days on market.
Available Properties
View listing at 41917 N 101ST Place, Scottsdale, AZ 85262
View listing at 9643 E CINTAROSA Pass, Scottsdale, AZ 85262
View listing at 10020 E RELIC ROCK Road 18, Scottsdale, AZ 85262Under Contract
View listing at 9862 E CHIRICAHUA Pass, Scottsdale, AZ 85262
View listing at 9616 E AW TILLINGHAST Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85262
View listing at 42004 N Chiricahua Pass 295, Scottsdale, AZ 85262
Courtesy of HomeSmart
View listing at 41830 N 113 Place 140, Scottsdale, AZ 85262Courtesy of HomeSmart
View listing at 10837 E PURPLE ASTER Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85262
View listing at 42715 N 98th Place, Scottsdale, AZ 85262
View listing at 9771 E FALLING STAR Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85262Courtesy of Mountain & Desert Properties, LLC
View listing at 10460 E PALO BREA Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85262Courtesy of Compass
View listing at 40274 N 105TH Place, Scottsdale, AZ 85262Represented here
16
Closings
$22.37M
Volume
$473K – $3.10M
Price range
2025–2026
Years
Closed across The Boulders, Carefree / Cave Creek, North Scottsdale, Troon North and elsewhere across the Valley. Both buyer and seller sides represented.
The read
North Scottsdale
Desert Mountain is the Valley's most-storied luxury golf community — roughly 8,000 acres of high-Sonoran desert in the foothills above Carefree, about 3,000 acres of it dedicated preserve, anchored by six Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses (plus the par-54 No. 7) and a member roster that has historically included names you'd recognize from family-office and corporate-philanthropy circles.
The community broke ground in 1986 with the original Renegade course, then expanded over four decades into the portfolio that defines it today: six Jack Nicklaus Signature courses — Renegade, Cochise, Geronimo, Apache, Chiricahua, and Outlaw — plus the par-54 Seven. The clubhouse, member roster, and seven separately-routed courses operate as a single private club — there is no public play, ever.
Buyers come for the golf. They stay for the privacy and the preserve.
Most Desert Mountain residents skew toward seasonal — primary residences elsewhere, with the Desert Mountain home as the October-through-April base. Full-year residents are a growing share but still a minority. The community is quiet by design.
Daily life centers on the club. Members tee off in the morning, lunch in one of the clubhouses, return for spa or fitness in the afternoon. Off-property, Carefree and Cave Creek (15 minutes south) carry day-to-day retail — art galleries, a Saturday farmer's market, casual dining. Scottsdale Quarter and Kierland Commons (30 minutes south) handle bigger retail.
Desert Mountain's architectural code is Sonoran Contemporary and Pueblo Revival — earth-toned exteriors that recede into the desert palette. The community's design review process is rigorous, and the result is a visual language that prioritizes the landscape over the architecture. Roof lines stay low. Stone, copper, and aged-bronze hardware dominate. View corridors are protected by code.
Lots run from 0.5 acres in the lower villages to multi-acre estate parcels on the ridges. The most-valuable lots — Apache Peak, Cochise Ridge, Renegade Canyon — sit at elevations between 3,000 and 3,800 feet with direct mountain or course frontage. Home sizes span 4,500 to 12,000+ square feet, with custom estate homes pushing 18,000.
Desert Mountain attracts the seasoned luxury-golf buyer: a 60+ corporate principal, family-office head, or retired CEO who treats the membership as the primary asset and the home as the access vehicle to it. The buyer pool is national — strong Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and East Coast representation — with a meaningful Canadian and select international cohort.
Membership is highly portable: members can host out-of-town guests at the club year-round, which factors heavily into the buy decision. Resale liquidity has historically been strong; Desert Mountain homes turn over faster than comparable Sonoran luxury clubs.
Scottsdale Airpark is 25 minutes south. Phoenix Sky Harbor is 50 minutes. Loop 101 — the closest perimeter highway — is 20 minutes south through Carefree. The community's on-property fuel station and member-only car wash mean residents rarely leave the gate for routine errands.
For medical, the Mayo Clinic's Scottsdale campus is 30 minutes; HonorHealth Sonoran Health and Wellness sits 15 minutes south.
From above
Where it sits
Desert Mountain sits about 31 miles northeast of downtown Phoenix. Its nearest neighbouring communities are Mirabel (2.0 mi), Cow Track Estates (2.3 mi), Crossings at Carefree (3.6 mi).
Nearest communities
Distances between communities are measured centre to centre from mapped boundaries, Maricopa County Assessor parcel data. Distance from downtown is approximate, measured from Desert Mountain’s boundary centre to the City of Phoenix reference coordinate.
Public record
Desert Mountain is assembled from 111 recorded plats.
Maricopa County Recorder references
Five-Year Trend
Data currency · auto
Reflects closings through July 2026.
Closed sales take time to record, so recent quarters can still shift. Read the most recent quarter as a direction, not a final number.
In Desert Mountain
Wildfire Golf Club
4.3173
Sports Club · 5350 E Marriott Dr, Phoenix
Grayhawk Golf Club
4.6809
Golf Course · 8620 E Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale
Legend Trail Golf Club
4.2351
Golf Course · 9462 E. Legendary Ln, Scottsdale
Trail Head Preserve - McDowell Mountains
4.7134
State Park · 18333 N Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory
School · 7690 E Williams Dr, Scottsdale
Copper Ridge School
School · 10101 E Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale
Horseshoe Trails Elementary School
Elementary School · 5405 E Pinnacle Vista Dr, Phoenix
Safeway
4.3485
Grocery Store · 23565 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale
Bashas'
4.4481
Grocery Store · 36889 N Tom Darlington Dr, Carefree
Fry's
4.4846
Grocery Store · 20427 Hayden Rd, Scottsdale
The Silverleaf Club
4.8230
Association / Organization · 18701 N Silverleaf Dr, Scottsdale
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The year here
Desert Mountain sits inside North Scottsdale, and these are some of the fixtures on its calendar and its map.
Annual
Barrett-Jackson
The Barrett-Jackson collector car auction held its first sale in Scottsdale in 1971 and has run at WestWorld since 1989.
WestWorld, 16601 N. Pima Road
Annual
Celebration of Fine Art
The Celebration of Fine Art has set up its white tents at Hayden Road and Mayo Boulevard each winter since 1991, with working studios open daily through the season.
Hayden Road at Mayo Boulevard
Annual
WM Phoenix Open
The WM Phoenix Open has been played at TPC Scottsdale since 1987. Its par-3 16th is enclosed by temporary grandstands on every side, which is why the tournament draws the crowds it does.
TPC Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Road
Nearby
McDowell Sonoran Preserve
The McDowell Sonoran Preserve protects more than 30,500 acres of Sonoran Desert on Scottsdale’s eastern edge, with over 230 miles of shared-use trail. Gateway Trailhead is on Thompson Peak Parkway and Tom’s Thumb on 128th Street.
Gateway Trailhead, 18333 N. Thompson Peak Parkway
Events and landmarks across North Scottsdale, not within Desert Mountain itself. Dates and hours change — check with the organiser before travelling.
Yong Choi is a Global Real Estate Advisor with Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty serving ZIP 85262 (North Scottsdale), representing buyers and sellers in Desert Mountain, Candlewood Estates at Troon North, and 8 more.
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